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The 草榴社区 Guardian Podcast: Scotland's new Tenant Farming Commissioner calls for more face-to-face conversations between tenants and landlords

The 草榴社区 Guardian Podcast: Scotland's new Tenant Farming Commissioner calls for more face-to-face conversations between tenants and landlords

Rob Black said often tenants make assumptions of their landlords and vice versa. He said there was a need for more 鈥榞enuine conversations鈥� encouraging landlords and tenants to 鈥榮it down and talk to each other鈥�

Podcasts
Rachael Brown
Rachael Brown
clock 21 February 2025 鈥� 1 min read
Politics

From the editor: The Government will not back down, but neither will farmers

clock 20 February 2025 鈥� 2 min read
Politics

OPINION: What UK farmers need to prepare for when it comes to Inheritance Tax changes

clock 19 February 2025 鈥� 6 min read
Farm Business

Ben Taylor - Roythornes Solicitors: "The yield from this [IHT] measure is not likely to reach a steady state for at least 20 years"

clock 19 February 2025 鈥� 2 min read
Arable

Crop Walk with Simon Nelson: Winter crops show plenty of potential

clock 19 February 2025 鈥� 2 min read
Blogs

Letters: "People crossed the common to find wives mostly, and went back to their roots to be buried"

clock 18 February 2025 鈥� 3 min read
Farm Business

Jon Williams - BASF Agricultural Solutions: "The first ask of the Defra Secretary at the NFU Conference should be, what does UK food security mean?"

clock 17 February 2025 鈥� 3 min read
Rupert Shaw - Farm consultant at Savills: "Taking a holistic view of farming operations can lead to increased productivity, profitability, and a reduced carbon footprint"

Farm Business

Rupert Shaw - Farm consultant at Savills: "Taking a holistic view of farming operations can lead to increased productivity, profitability, and a reduced carbon footprint"

Mr Shaw provides advice for Scottish farmers and landowners in preparing for future agricultural support payments beyond 2025

clock 16 February 2025 鈥� 2 min read
In your field: Dan Jones - "The loss of a sheepdog is heartbreaking. I recently lost my trusted collie, Blaze... We had built a trusted bond over countless hours of shared experiences"

In your field

In your field: Dan Jones - "The loss of a sheepdog is heartbreaking. I recently lost my trusted collie, Blaze... We had built a trusted bond over countless hours of shared experiences"

Dan Jones farms 650 ewes at the National Trust-owned Parc Farm, which sits on the Great Orme on the North Wales coast near Llandudno

clock 16 February 2025 鈥� 3 min read
Wendy Chamberlain - North East Fife MP - on Universal Credit: "Because of the system change, someone producing our food, cannot afford to eat. This is just not ok"

Farm Business

Wendy Chamberlain - North East Fife MP - on Universal Credit: "Because of the system change, someone producing our food, cannot afford to eat. This is just not ok"

The Liberal Democrats MP has spoken about the difficulties farming families face in accessing Universal Credit support and why a change in system has left farmers going hungry

clock 15 February 2025 鈥� 6 min read